nounEtymology: French décalcomanie, from décalquer to copy by tracing (from dé- de- + calquer to trace, from Italiancalcare,literally, to tread, from Latin) + manie mania, from Late Latinmania — more at caulkDate: 18641. the art or process of transferring pictures and designs from speciallyprepared paper (as to glass)
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Decalcomania — Decalcomania, from the French décalcomanie, is a decorative technique by which engravings and prints may be transferred to pottery or other materials. It was invented in England about 1750 and imported into the United States at least as early as… … Wikipedia

decalcomania — decal and decalcomania Decalcomania is the process of transferring images from specially prepared paper to the surface of a material such as canvas, glass, or metal. Decal is short for decalcomania, and is now more popularly used, often for … Glossary of Art Terms